The Habits of Five Amazing Founders

By Leo Babauta If you haven’t been following my Habits of Entrepreneurs video interview series, you’re in for a treat. I’ve released a powerful lineup of interviews with five founders: Kevin Rose (1.45 million Twitter followers), Todd Masonis of Dandelion Chocolate, Tony Stubblebine of Lift, Joel Gascoigne of Buffer, and Mike Del Ponte of SomaWater. These awesome entrepreneurs share their best habits with me, from morning routines to workouts to picking investments to refining the details of their hand-crafted products. Watch the short versions of each interview below, or subscribe to Habits of Entrepreneurs for the full interview. (Note: Go to the website if you can’t see the videos below in your email.) Kevin Rose, Digg.com & Google Ventures Kevin is a general partner at Google Ventures and co-founded Revision3, Digg, Pownce, and Milk. Kevin talks about the criteria he uses when investing in a new venture,  how to properly structure a business, understanding/learning things he didn’t know, the importance of mentors, and more. Get the full interview with Kevin Rose. Todd Masonis, Dandelion Chocolate Todd Masonis is the co-founder of Dandelion Chocolate, a fantastic bean-to-bar chocolate factory in the Mission District of San Francisco. Todd talks about taking risks, hiring well and the values that make Dandelion Chocolate one of the highest quality chocolate makers in the world. Get the full interview with Todd Masonis. ...
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